Meadows tempers expectations of Hunter Biden probe
By Brett Samuels - 10/21/20 11:12 AM EDT
White House chief of staff Mark Meadows on Wednesday attempted to temper expectations about a possible investigation into Hunter Biden, one day after President Trump urged the attorney general to launch a probe into his political rival's son.
Meadows told conservative radio host Hugh Hewitt that he's spoken with Trump about the need for a special counsel to independently investigate emails between Hunter Biden and foreign businessmen while his father, Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden, was vice president.
Meadows argued assigning a special prosecutor to the case "has merit" but downplayed that it is a pressing matter in the White House and shot down the prospect of any findings coming out before Election Day.
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"It’s not necessarily at the top of our priority list in this last 13 days, but as we’re looking at that, we think an independent special counsel might be the best medicine for this, not that anything would come out before Nov. 3, nor should that be an expectation that any of your listeners would hear," Meadows said.
Meadows said he has not discussed a potential special counsel with Attorney General William Barr and does not plan to.
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